Title:
FASTENER LOOP MATERIAL, ITS MANUFACTURE, AND PRODUCTS INCORPORATING THE MATERIAL
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2003089705
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
Lightweight, non-woven loop products (12) for hook-and-loop fastening are disclosed, as are methods for making them and end products employing them. The products are non-woven webs (16,160,302) of entangled fibers (400,402) of substantial tenacity, the fibers (400,402) forming both a sheet-form web body and hook-engageable, free-standing loops (14,406) extending from the web body. The product is stretched and stabilized to produce spaced-apart loop clusters (20) extending from a very thin web of taut fibers (402). In some embodiments, the fibers include low denier fibers and/or bicomponent fibers.
Inventors:
SHEPARD WILLIAM H (US)
ERIKSON PAUL R (US)
ONDERKO MICHAEL J (US)
ERIKSON PAUL R (US)
ONDERKO MICHAEL J (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2003/012041
Publication Date:
February 12, 2004
Filing Date:
April 18, 2003
Export Citation:
Assignee:
VELCRO IND (NL)
SHEPARD WILLIAM H (US)
ERIKSON PAUL R (US)
ONDERKO MICHAEL J (US)
SHEPARD WILLIAM H (US)
ERIKSON PAUL R (US)
ONDERKO MICHAEL J (US)
International Classes:
A41D25/04; A44B18/00; B05D3/12; B21F9/00; B29D1/00; B32B5/08; B32B33/00; D04H11/00; D04H11/08; D05C17/00; (IPC1-7): D04H11/08; A44B18/00; B32B5/14
Foreign References:
| US5326612A | 1994-07-05 | |||
| US6329016B1 | 2001-12-11 | |||
| US5647864A | 1997-07-15 | |||
| US6342285B1 | 2002-01-29 | |||
| US5615460A | 1997-04-01 |
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